Christopher Lloyd
Birthplace: Stamford
Born: 1938; 1938-10-22
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; stage actor; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards.
Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work. He made his cinematic debut in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and went on to appear as Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Professor Plum in Clue (1985), Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Switchblade Sam in Dennis the Menace (1993), Mr. Goodman in Piranha 3D (2010), Bill Crowley in I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) and David Mansell in Nobody (2021), and its sequel Nobody 2 (2025).
Lloyd earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance as Alistair Dimple in Road to Avonlea, and won an Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Twenty Bucks. He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia, the Hacker in PBS Kids' Cyberchase, which earned him Daytime Emmy nominations, and the Woodsman in Cartoon Network's Over the Garden Wall.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- The Dream Team (1989) — Henry Sikorsky
- Eight Men Out (1988) — 'Sleepy' Bill Burns
- Track 29 (1988) — Henry Henry
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — Judge Doom
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987)
- The Legend of the White Horse (1987)
- Walk Like a Man (1987) — Reggie Shand / Henry Shand
- Miracles (1986) — Harry
- Back to the Future (1985) — Dr. Emmett Brown
- Clue (1985) — Professor Plum
- Joy of Sex (1984)
- Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984) — Commander Kruge
- To Be or Not to Be (1983) — S.S. Captain Schultz
- National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) — Samuel Starkman
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) — Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish
- Schizoid (1980) — Gilbert
- The Black Marble (1980) — Arnold's Collector
- Goin' South (1979) — Deputy Towfield
- The Fantastic Seven (1979)
- The Lady in Red (1979) — Frognose
- The Onion Field (1979) — Jailhouse lawyer
- Three Warriors (1977)
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — Taber
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.
